Ali Hirsa

Ali Hirsa serves as a Professor and Director of the Financial Engineering Program at Columbia University in the City of New York since January 2000, with expertise in advanced machine learning, AI applications in finance, and computational methods. Additionally, Ali holds the position of Director at the Center for AI in Business Analytics and Financial Technology and serves as Chief Scientific Officer at Sauma Capital LLC, which focuses on automated trading platforms utilizing data mining and statistical processing. Previous roles include Managing Director at DV Trading LLC and Partner at Caspian Capital Management, where Ali developed quantitative algorithms for trading strategies. Early career experience includes positions at Morgan Stanley, Banc of America Securities, and Prudential Securities, with a strong educational background in Applied Mathematics and Mathematics from the University of Maryland.